SENATORS RALLY TO TRIP THUNDER, 8-6

Harrisburg 8 13 1
Trenton 6 10 2
WP- Jake Chapman (4-3)
LP- Jorge DeLaRosa (1-2)
SV- Jim Serrano (15)

(Trenton)- Harrisburg rallied from a 5-2 deficit with six unanswered runs en route to an 8-6 win over Trenton on Saturday. The loss dropped Trenton to 38-40 on the year.

The Thunder jumped out to a 5-2 lead after five innings. Garry Maddox had an RBI double and Luis Garcia added a solo homer as part of the early offense.

Trenton starter Josh Hancock allowed two runs over five innings, but would get a no-decision because of the Harrisburg rally.

The Senators (39-42) would tie the game with three runs in the 6th Inning, including a two-run homer by Tootie Myers off Jorge DeLaRosa. Matt Cepicky added a two-run shot of his own for a 7-5 lead.

Jake Chapman (4-3) got the win with 3.2 inninngs of relief, but left with two outs in the 9th Inning.

Trenton got an RBI triple from Maddox with two outs in the 9th Inning to make it 8-6, but Virgil Chevalier popped up to end the game.

The two teams meet again on Sunday at 1:05 PM. Casey Fossum (1-7) starts for Trenton against Harrisburg`s Justin Wayne(1-1).

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Author: Trenton Thunder